Egg-tray for incubators.



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. BGG TRAY FOR INGUBATORS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 3, 1912.

1,081,903, Patented De@. 16, 1'913.

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:Letters fuient.

pplinedomlctober'f, 11952;: $619131' No; 723,809.

Be it known that E, FRANK Gorcum a,- citizen off the T lnitedl States, residingat Everesb'z in the' coun-cy oii Brown and Stete of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin' Egg-Trays for Fncubators'; and* I do deels-re the following tez-bee. full-,- clear', and# exect description of the invention, suclr as will' enable others skilled in the art towhich it apperteins to make and use the Sii-me.

This inventionl relates to improvements in e gtnrning menne for incubatore.

T e object of the invention i'sto provide' simple sindE e'i'cient' means for mechanically turning all oii the eggs contained'in an inis to provide an egg tray recip-rocctory` means for the eggs onl each reciproof construction, and the' combination andarren ement of parts as will be more tui-lydescri ed and cleimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Fig; 1 represents a top plan view of this improved tray in position readyfor use. Fig. 2 is a .rack re.- morsed-end the tray readylror t e batch.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the tray with the rack in position thereon. Fig. '4 is :r long-itudinal vertical section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isn transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view showing the removable side member and.egg retaining rod displaced and arranged in juxtaposition ready for removing. Fig. 7 is n detail longitudinn-l section taken on the line 7- 7 of Fig. 5.

n the embodiment illustrated, a rectangular tray 1 is shown provided with a reticulnted bottom Q terminating near one end thereof to leave an exit space 3 for the passage. of the chicks to the brooder. This space 3 is closed during the incubating period by :Vremovable plat-e 4, one edge of which ts in s slot A5. in the end of the member of theftrny (see Fig. 4) and the other edge rests on the reticulated bottom. ably mounted on this tray 1 is un open rack 6, the length of which is several inches less d'rsrwer` or treywithout handling Slid# than that of the troy to provide for its free movement bock and forthon said troy. This rack consists oi parallel side members 'K and' 8 connected by end members 7 and 8. Themember 7 is provided withv a wear plaise 9 endl said plate endl side member have a; plurality ol? longitudinally spaced vregister- P'atentedDec. 16, 1913.

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ition of. one end of the egg turning rods 12. 'j The op A lseperrab e upper and lower sections 13 andl 114i,- the lower section 14 4being secured at f tits ends to the end members of the rack.

lThis lower section has a weer plate 15 sej cured' to its inner face and the upper edfres- :of sa-id plateA and section- 14 are provide witl'r a plurality of registering notches 16 andi 1'1. in= theA Vother side members 7 -and which are adafpted to receive the other ence site side member 8 is composed of.

ierranged in afl'inement with the sockets 10 of the rods 12.A The notches in the section l 14 extend across' a portion of its Width only, j whereby a stop in the form of a shoulder 1T is` formed for limiting the longitudinal imo-vement of the rods 12 and prevent them from becoming displaced.

ber 8 fits over section 14 and the ends .thereoii slide under-"plates 18' which project laterally' from the rnd members of the rack v andl said sections are limitedin their inward l movementby longitudinally extendingstops 19 on the outer face of the ends of said sec tion14 (sec Figs. 3 and 4 A rod 20 is preferably mdunted at thesinterminal of the rcticula-tcd bottom thereof The upper section 13 off theV side mem` mg trnnsi-erscly of said tray adjacent the l and having its ends detachably mountcl in the side bars of the tray. This rod 2O is designed to form :t stop for preventing the egg A shells during the hatch from passing broeder below. I

' In the use of this egg turning troy', the.

plate 4 is placed in posit-ion to close the space 3, ond the rack 6 is placed over saidv I' ,tray with the lower face of its side mem-1.

through the opening or space 3 into the los' formed on opposite sides of the incubator s shown clearly in Fig. 5. The' rods '12 .are

then placed at suitable distances apllrt inge-f'.

the rack with then/opposite ends engaging ner end of the space 3 of the trayl extends 1 manana the sockets Vand 'notehes-iresfpectiyely 'of the side members of said-rack, the distance be' tween the rods beingA regulated by` the, size of-thejeggs. It is understoodthatbefore the rods are placed in position, the upper section 13 of the side 'member of 'the rack 'is first removed. After these 'rods have beenyp'ositionedV the section 13 of the side member 8isslipped. into position' under the l lateral projectionson the end members of iswithdrawn from the incubator a sufiieient distance to. permit the rack 6 to be moved sei lraclr in one -direetion being suliieient-to turnfthe eggs about one half over.v 'When further turning of the eggs desired, the

rack-is moved in .the 'opposite 'direction and the .eggs are again partially turned, the rods 1.2 serving as guides to assist in turning the eggsf About eighteen hours more or less before 'the-hatch is expected, the rack 6 is removed from-the ltray 1 vandthe plate 4 is also rel' movedgto 'open the exit lpassage 3j After the chicks hatch, they may pass' out through h the 'opening 3 intothe 'brooder below, thereby avoiding danger' of' the hatching chicks being mashed..

' While I have described my invention with more or less minuteness as regards details and as being embodied incertain precise forms, I do not desire to `be limited thereto unduly any more than is pointed out in the claim. On the contrary, I contemplate all proper Changes 1n' form, construction and s arrangement, the omission of immaterial -elem'ents `and substitutionyof equivalents as longitudinallythereon, the reciprooati'on of- I claim as my invention tr The combination with. an incubatorl tray eomprisinv a frame having a reticulated bottomho? an egg turning rack shorterthan and slidable onsaid tray and comprising an open frame, one side member of which is provided Wlth a plurality of laterally xtending sockets on its inner` face, a wear plate secured to the inner face of said side member and .having apertures registering with saidsockets, the other side member being constructed in longitudinally horizon* tally separable sections, one of said sections being vfixed to the 'end members of said frame and provided with a plurality of 'notches l'extending transversely from the innor'face of said section through a portion of the 'Width thereof, said notches being arranged in alinement with the sockets in the other side member, rods removably mount- 'ed in said sockets and notches, the other section of said side member being arranged over said notches, lugs extending'laterally inward from the end members of said frame over said sectional side member and end whereby said member is 'adapted to slide, and longitudinal stops on the outer face of said removable section at its opposite ends for limiting' the inward-movement of said section.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANK GEGER. "Witnesses LEWIS A. JENSEN,

G. D. BOILINGER.

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